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The University of Phoenix was a great experience for me personally because I am a mother, military spouse, employed and a volunteer. The online courses allowed me to interact with other people in my situation, therefore making better understanding relationships. I was able to achieve everyday activities listed and still earn my bachelors degree, especially always moving from duty station to another. The school was very understanding of my affiliation to the military and worked with me every step... Read More of the way.

Good news: YOU CAN DO IT. I was able to finish my bachelor's while traveling back and forth between two states (I already had a couple years of school under my belt before I started with SNHU, thank God). For this, an online school was a 'must'. I only about a year and a half of classes here, at first I found the classes to be interesting, and that's good. But the closer I came to finishing, the more tedious the classes got. My advise: When taking online classes, say little or nothing at all about... Read More yourself. Don't use your own picture for an avatar, choose something benign like a picture of a sunset, or leave it blank. Bad news: The format for every class is the same. It gets tedious. Even some of the classes during the last year of Psychology are the same, too. It's like statistics I over and over, but with a different course name. The final "capstone" class was IDENTICAL to the previous two research classes in every way, although the prof stated that it was "completely different and graded different". Nope, it was the exact same class, to the bitter, bitter end. Thanks for making me take 3 identical research classes, ugh. Oh, and about those stupid research classes, it boils down to reading other research articles, and re-writing them in your own words. Tedious, dull, lots of re-writing other's works, boring. Yawn. All of the profs online were adjunct, some of them were good, and some of them had some serious head issues. One prof didn't even grade any of my assignments until AFTER the drop date deadline was passed, and of course she had graded me on "how she felt" and "what she thought". The profs hide behind "The Rubric" like it is some sort of be-all end-all for grading assignments, although each prof reads into the rubric what they will. The classes are DARNED expensive, so when I had to drop a class because I wasn't about to let some nut-job ruin my GPA, I paid dearly. After the first week of the 8-week semester is up, you can't drop and get any money back. I'd like to contrast this with my current online situation now that I'm working on my master's at another university; they are 5-week semesters, and I can drop and get my money back 3 weeks into the semester. What's SNHU's problem? Greed, apparently. I petitioned my dropping of the class, trying to get my money back, stating that it was clearly bias that the prof had against me; you don't simply have a 4.0 GPA and get a 62 on an assignment because of your profs "feelings". SNHU "did an investigation" and found no wrongdoing on the prof's behalf, of course, and kept my $2,000. I retook the class, with an almost as bad prof as the first one. Be darned sure not to have a picture of yourself or tell anyone anything about yourself, like your a veteran, lest you also be a target of bias from your screaming liberal 20-something year old female adjunct profs who feel it is their job to attack every little thing you say online, even though you are not discussing anything political. Also, SNHU had taken all my classes from 5 other universities, and almost made me take an extra class for ONE hour of credit that I was lacking. I pointed out that they accepted a 1.5 hour lab into my audit, leaving out SEVERAL 3 hour classes that would have fulfilled that spot. It took two weeks of phone calls and prodding for them to fix it. (I actually had 6 classes "too many" for my bachelor's, as SNHU requires a certain amount of in-house hours to complete a bachelor's there. All colleges are that way, though). Books that SNHU uses are expensive, but that is usually the same at other schools, too. However, contrast the SNHU book costs to my current master's program from my in-state school - I paid $24 for two books, delivered to my door with two-day shipping. NICE! SNHU could use some improvement. You'll probably read elsewhere that they are a "non-profit school that acts like a profit school" and its true. They actually act very greedy and don't seem to care about quality profs, just putting you through the old meat grinder.

I have been here almost three years working on my Bach. Degree.. I have an Assos. Degree as well. I LOVE IT. Yes, the classes are tough, and require a lot of time to study, but that's any school! It should be hard! I have had some instructors that were not hte greatest. but MOST of them have been great and answered any questions and great on feedback. When i needed a week or two off between classes, that was ok. I got married and took two months off for that time, no problem. So these reviews i see... Read More about all this crap, is bull! Prob just people who can't handle an online school and not having someone hold their hand. I work, and have step kids that i care for and stay very busy.. So.. I would suggest this school

University of Phoenix was a great option for my Bachelor's program. While online education was difficult, using their platform made it easy and possible for me to earn a degree when I would not otherwise have been able to. The user capability and ease of access allowed me to work around my busy schedule to earn a degree and change my path in life. With the degree I earned there I was able to go on and get a second degree in education to be able to teach others and use the knowledge I learned in my... Read More psychology degree to teach high school. Other than the price, I would recommend University of Phoenix.

I absolutely loved going to Ashford! Another military wife introduced me to Ashford. It was by far the best and most adaptive school for military life that I have ever seen. I had moved several times while my husband was active duty and was constantly losing credits that would not transfer to other schools. Ashford accepted ALL of my previous credits. They honored the military sacrifices by giving me all of my books for ALL of my classes for free. Wow, what a tremendous savings that was! My online... Read More classes were only 5 weeks long and it aloud me to make up lost time from following my husband all over the world! Mini papers were usually due during week 3 with the final longer papers being due during week 5. The consistent format for every class aloud me to plan my family activities around that so I didn't have to feel like I was sacrificing my valuable family time. The instructors were very helpful and made a genuine effort to ensure you understood the course work. My only regret is that Ashford did not have the degree program that I wanted to pursue for my Masters. Otherwise, I would have happily continued on with Ashford. I will forever be grateful to the other military wife that introduced me to Ashford. One of the hardest things about being a military spouse is that you often sacrifice your personal goals to keep the family stable as your spouse focuses on the mission. Ashford allowed me to reach my goal of a Bachelor's degree. Finally, instead of feeling like I was sacrificing, I felt a great sense of accomplishment! I could have given up but Ashford helped with everything from enrollment, helping find cheaper tuition possibilities, setting up my classes, to assisting with the graduation process. They also sent a beautifully framed diploma rather than just the diploma itself. If you are considering Ashford, don't hesitate! Good luck on accomplishing your own goal! Hoorah!

Kent State was a very interesting experience. I am from a town about 40 minutes away, and was a good student. I wasn't necessarily sure if I wanted to go to college, but had generous scholarships so I decided to go there.

I was in greek life and in some clubs, including a religious club. It is a big enough school where you can really "find your crowd", which was a little overwhelming for someone who went to a small district with largely the same people for my whole life.

General classes were honestly... Read More very easy. I was initially an accounting major, but switched to psychology. The accounting and business school at kent is above average, and does a great job of connecting you with employers from Cleveland to Akron. The psych classes were a lot of memorize/recall tests, but provides a good general foundation (I do not work in psychology). It's a state school, so there's a lot of smart people, but it's big enough where you NEED to make the best out of the opportunities you find and seek out extra opportunities. I regret not doing research or something similar.

Covid hit in 2020, and everything changed. Virtual classes were obviously not as engaging, but the professors tried their best, and I can tell they cared about getting us the best education possible. I stayed an extra year to do a work study program, which was genuinely the best decision I made. I made a lot of great friends, had a great experience, and was more well prepared for the workforce.

Overall, Kent was a average-ish college experience, with Covid really clouding a lot of that. I wish I picked a more demanding major and picked up some other opportunities, but it is genuinely a good school to go to and gives out a lot of financial aid. Trust me, you do not want to be bogged down in student loans like a lot of other people I know!!

When I first became a student at Flagler in 2018, I was completely enamored with the school. The historic buildings are gorgeous, the location in St. Augustine is great because it's a beautiful small town with lots to do, and I really enjoyed the small class sizes. Unfortunately, as time went on, the issues at Flagler became more and more apparent to me. For one, Flagler does not offer nearly as many degree programs as other, larger universities. I majored in psychology (which is one of Flagler's... Read More largest and most attractive departments) and knowing what I do now, I honestly found the program underwhelming, the quality of teaching/professors inconsistent, and overall I do not feel it adequately prepared me for a career in psychology nor for the process of applying to graduate schools, which is EXTREMELY important for psychology majors. There were very few internship opportunities, and there was no easy and straightforward way to get them. You basically just had to be in the right place at the right time and know the right person to maybe be lucky enough to get one.

Furthermore, the administration at Flagler is honestly a joke. They did not act in the best interests of students during my time there, and the difference in views between the administration and the student body was stark (many of the students were progressive, but the admin was very, very conservative). This led to many incidents where admin would directly ignore students about important issues (example: refusing to expel a student who had harassed several female students) or act in direct opposition to what most of the student body wanted.

Not everything was bad. There were many professors who were great at their job and whom I loved, and I met some great people at Flagler, but overall, there are better schools out there that better prepare students to enter their chosen fields and have more to offer for a better price. If I could go back, I would probably attend somewhere else.

I began my education at a community college before transferring to ASU. (Side note: If you are looking to transfer to any in-state school, I highly recommend you utilize "aztransfer.com" to ensure that the courses you are taking are actually going to transfer to the university you are transferring to, and you can see *how* it will transfer; ie- my science courses from the community college I attended transferred to ASU as an *elective* and NOT as the science course they actually are.) The issues... Read More with the small number of my courses only transferring in as "electives" was the only real problem I have ever had with this school. My academic advisers made it easy for me to understand my degree requirements and taught me how to use the many self service options on MyASU. As an incoming sophomore, I was surprised several of my gen eds had the small class sizes I loved at my community college, and in the one course with ~75 students, I was able to easily connect with my instructor and felt supported and heard. The university goes above and beyond to make sure every student feels supported and has the resources to accommodate every student's needs. There are free shuttles that travel between campuses, which has helped me tremendously in selecting classes and saving time and money by not driving between campuses and paying for parking. Overall, this school helped ease any anxieties or insecurities about affording college and continuing my education. Despite the overwhelming size of the Tempe (main) campus, I still was made to feel like I was still in a smaller school when I entered my classes.